Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of southwest Germany rising in the Black Forest and flowing about 360 km (225 mi) generally north and west to the Rhine River at Mannheim.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine
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Examples
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Stanislav Neckar is a gamble because of injury concerns.
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We took a lovely drive down the Neckar, which is a highly picturesque river winding through lovely scenery.
Neckar/January Walter Jon Williams 2007
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We took a lovely drive down the Neckar, which is a highly picturesque river winding through lovely scenery.
Archive 2007-12-01 Walter Jon Williams 2007
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To the south of the Kinzig the mean height is 3100 ft., and the loftiest summit, the Feldberg, reaches about 4898 ft., while to the north the mean height is only 2100 ft., and the Belchen, the culminating point of the whole, does not exceed 4480 ft. To the north of the Neckar is the Odenwald Range, with a mean of 1440 ft., and in the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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The Neckar is the largest, crossing Baden in the north.
Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Oliver Optic 1859
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a view at the junction of the Rhine with the Neckar which is one of the most famous in the world.
Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Lewis Spence 1914
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If you want to venture outside the city limits, take a trip to Esslingen am Neckar and enjoy more of the medieval history of the region.
Stuttgart, Germany 2011
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But I was very pleasantly surprised when I reached the KWI on the banks of the Neckar.
Walther Bothe and the Physics Institute: the Early Years of Nuclear Physics 2010
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Bothe gladly accepted the new position, moving a kilometer down the north bank of the Neckar River to his new laboratory.
Walther Bothe and the Physics Institute: the Early Years of Nuclear Physics 2010
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The construction site for the new KWImF was located at the western edge of Heidelberg on the north bank of the Neckar River.
The Foundation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research 2010
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